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Dear Santa Claus letters from many children
A long reader note set with numerous Christmas wish letters from children age seven to ten. Each writer asks Santa for toys such as trains, dolls, drums, bicycles, guns, sleds, puzzles, and candy, also requesting items for family members and neighbors. The plea is heartfelt and personal, listing homes and surnames.
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Santa Claus
Jewel Edwards
East Center Street
Kent
Nina Vera Wild
Santa Clause
Santa
Mamma
Papa
Sister Flow
Nellie
Alice Voelker
Elvie Felves
Santa Claug
St. Leo's School
Troy
St. Louis
Aubrey
Naomi
France
Father Coffey
Esther
Jarvises
Beutels
Anita
Fern
Hermenegild Droll
Howard Street
Fama
Hulda
Dora Langenwalter
Blackjack
Dora
Hulda Langenwalter
Emma Wittman
Lydia Druessel